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Mesa's Ongoing Support for Teaching

Mesa's Ongoing Support for teaching (MOST)

MOST Update: As part of recent changes, reassigned time for MOST has ended, and MOST support offerings are no longer available in the same way they have been in the past. 

Faculty who are in need of support with teaching, course design, or instructional tools are encouraged to reach out to Katie, our Mesa instructional designer. She is happy to connect faculty with available resources and support next steps. 

Katie can be contacted at [email protected] or Katie's Bookings Page.

GOAL

Our goal is to support equity-infused teaching across all modalities. 

Need to meet?

Katie Palacios (LOFT/Instructional Design) is our Mesa instructional designer. Katie can be contacted at [email protected] or Katie's Bookings Page.

Kim Lacher (ENGL, [email protected]) is our Mesa Online Faculty Mentor, and is available to meet with you about Canvas, teaching online, and online course design.Kim's Bookings Page 

Kris Secor (WEBD, [email protected]) is our Online Accessibility Mentor at Mesa, and is available to meet with you about making our course materials accessible. 

3-Ideas

3-IDeas is a great option for folks with busy schedules, unable to meet synchronously, but still wanting feedback. You will receive three ideas to enhance your course design, whether you teach online or in person, with the option to implement them for Flex credit. 

Read the FAQ | Sign up for 3-IDeas

more Opportunities to connect

Here are a few additional professional learning spaces to connect:

  • Catalyst: Each Spring Flex week, MOST presents a series of workshops as part of our Catalyst Teaching conference. Catalyst is a great place to get ideas and inspiration to infuse into your spring courses. 
  • New Faculty Institute: We love welcoming our new faculty in the New Faculty Institute's "We Are Mesa" Days at the start of each semester. 
  • ProMesa: ProMesa is our Part-Time Faculty Orientation offered hyflex, face-to-face, and asynchronously in Canvas. ProMesa Self-Enroll link. (SDCCD Canvas login required.) 
  • Join the Teaching Tree!🌳 - The Teaching Tree is a Canvas course shell for Mesa faculty and employees with resources and an active Pronto discussion to reachout to with your questions. Enroll in the Teaching Tree today. (SDCCD Canvas login required.) 
  • MOST's Toast to Teaching - Our annual event to celebrate faculty, teaching, and continuous learning. Invite goes out via email in March/April. (2024 MOST Toast📷, 2025 MOST Toast📷)

Toolkit

Find resources for course design, course facilitation, and course assessment. Our MOST Toolkit is a collection of samples from Mesa colleagues to support your teaching across modalities. Let us know if you have something to share. Access our MOST Toolkit.

Cohorts

Our online cohorts have been a meaningful way to engage in professional learning, connect with colleagues, and receive compensation for their time while participating as students in an asynchronous online experience.

At this time, MOST Cohorts are on hold because funding is no longer available to support them. This work remains deeply valued, and it was highlighted in the Spring 2025 California Competes blog post "How San Diego Mesa College Transforms Online Teaching Through Faculty Development." Mesa hopes to continue this work in the future as funding allows.